1,913 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 650 HPD complaints, 635 311 service requests, 409 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.8. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Noise (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · APPLIANCE (3).
$754,070 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1938) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (54) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | M AND M LEFFERTS REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL NIAMONITAKIS |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,654,000 | $1,194,300 |
| 2026 | $2,732,000 | $1,229,400 |
| 2027 | $2,722,000 | $1,224,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kingston Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Lamont Ct — B43 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kingston Ave & E New York Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School Middle: New Heights Middle School. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
556 Lefferts Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 99 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,739,077 on 2012-03-08 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-02 | AL&R $13,670,000 — from M&M LEFFERTS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,670,000 | |
| 2020-07-02 | Agreement $13,670,000 — from M&M LEFFERTS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,670,000 | |
| 2020-07-02 | Deed $18,250,000 — from 560-570 LEFFERTS AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to M & M LEFFERTS REALTY LLC | $18,250,000 | |
| 2020-06-24 | Sold for $18,250,000 | $18,250,000 | $337,963 |
| 2017-02-27 | Deed $25,000,000 — from FRED & IVAN LEIST SPECIAL II, L.L.C. to 560-570 LEFFERTS AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC | $25,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-27 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from 560-570 LEFFERTS AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-23 | Sold for $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $462,963 |
| 2012-03-08 | Mortgage $3,739,077 — from FRED & IVAN LEIST SPECIAL II, L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,739,077 | |
| 2012-03-08 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from FRED & IVAN LEIST SPECIAL II, L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $6,650,000 | |
| 2002-04-24 | Mortgage $1,379,400 — from FRED & IVAN LEIST SPECAIL II LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,379,400 | |
| 1998-02-25 | Mortgage $557,601 — from FRED & IVAN LEIST SPECIAL 11 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $557,601 | |
| 1987-03-27 | Mortgage $1,417,003 — from LEIST, FRED to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP | $1,417,003 | |
| 1983-05-17 | Mortgage $198,110 — from LEIST, FRED to NEW YORK CITY HPD | $198,110 | |
| 1982-09-29 | Mortgage $370,000 — from LEIST, FRED to METROPOLITAN SAVINGSBK | $370,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 6 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 172 |
| 2018 | 6 | 20 | 388 | 0 | 3 | 417 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 339 | 0 | 2 | 353 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 220 | 5 | 2 | 239 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 133 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Every one of the 1,913 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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